MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan women's soccer team moved to 3-6-1 overall and 1-4-1 in conference play after suffering a 3-2 loss to UNC Pembroke on Tuesday afternoon. The Braves improved to 6-2-2 overall and 5-0-2 in conference play.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 2, UNC Pembroke 3

RECORDS | Chowan 3-6-1, UNC Pembroke 6-2-2

LOCATION | Pembroke, N.C. 

THE SCORING

20:35  Regan Jackson (Natasha Bailey)

64:44  Mercy Bell 

73:41 Mercy Bell

75:38 Abigail Simon (Laura Hulme)

78:46 Eli Soderberg

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

In a close match, the first half saw only one goal, with Regan Jackson scoring in the 20th minute, assisted by Natasha Bailey. It was a busy scoring second half, beginning with Mercy Bell of UNC Pembroke scoring in the 64th minute, followed by another goal from her in the 73rd minute. Chowan's Abigail Simon answered with a goal in the 75th minute assisted by Laura Hulme, but it was Eli Soderberg of UNC Pembroke who ultimately broke the tie with a goal in the 78th minute.

Kirsten Peterson spent the whole 90 minutes in the net and made 8 saves for Chowan.

UP NEXT

The Chowan women's soccer team will be back home for their next match against Barton on Saturday, October 12th at 12:00 PM.